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Kauai Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, April 25th, 9:25pm PDT Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.9 ft 8 sec 117° 8-10 kt 230° 76.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   6.6 ft 7 sec 156° 8-10 kt 240° 76.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   5.6 ft 7 sec 125° 12-16 kt 120° 76.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.3 ft 7 sec 75° --- --- 74.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 140° 77.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec 29° --- --- 78.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.9 ft 7 sec 73° --- --- 77.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 7 sec 77° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 175° --- --- 79.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 17 sec 166° --- --- 79.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 7 sec 88° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 11 sec 188° --- --- 79.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.9 ft 8 sec 109° 14-17 kt 80° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.6 ft 9 sec 118° 14-16 kt 90° 78.4 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   4.3 ft 13 sec 9° --- --- 84.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.9 ft 13 sec 11° --- --- 84.6 °F Ipan, Guam   4.6 ft 6 sec 101° --- --- 84.0 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   3.0 ft 10 sec 71° --- --- 86.0 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 15 sec 351° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 10 sec 122° --- --- 84.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 10 sec 56° --- --- 85.6 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  Kauai Region NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

San Francisco Oahu Hanalei Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Current Wind Conditions   Kauai Wind Observations Lower Limahuli -- Common Ground -- Moloaa Dairy SE (140°) 5-15 kt 4:45 pm  Fri 4/25 Hanamaulu -- Lihue S (190°) 11 kt 5:00 pm  Fri 4/25 Nawiliwili Nos S (180°) 5-10 kt 5:24 pm  Fri 4/25 Poipu SSW (200°) 5-8 kt 5:00 pm  Fri 4/25 Lawai Ntbg -- Port Allen SSE (160°) 9-12 kt 5:00 pm  Fri 4/25 Makaha Ridge S (170°) 3-13 kt 5:11 pm  Fri 4/25 Mana S (170°) 4-10 kt 5:34 pm  Fri 4/25 Barking Sands S (170°) 11-21 kt 5:00 pm  Fri 4/25 Puu Lua E (80°) 4-14 kt 5:35 pm  Fri 4/25 Puu Opae SSE (160°) 7-13 kt 5:34 pm  Fri 4/25 Waimea Heights SSE (150°) 4-11 kt 5:35 pm  Fri 4/25 Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Kauai Tide Charts Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Kauai Cloud Cover Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Kauai Coastal Waters Forecast FZHW50 PHFO 260135 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Moderate to locally fresh southeast winds today will become light and variable over the weekend as low pressure northeast of the Islands slowly weakens and shifts northward. Light flow will continue through Tuesday. Possible thunderstorms near Kauai through tomorrow morning. Kauai Northwest Waters- 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025 TONIGHT South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers. SATURDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. TUESDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east southeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Windward Waters- 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025 TONIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers. SATURDAY Southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. TUESDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. WEDNESDAY East winds to 10 knots, rising to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. Kauai Leeward Waters- 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025 TONIGHT South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers. SATURDAY South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon. SATURDAY NIGHT Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. TUESDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east southeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Hazy. Scattered showers . WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Kauai Channel- 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025 TONIGHT Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Hazy. Isolated showers. SATURDAY East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to south in the afternoon. Seas to 5 feet. Hazy. Isolated showers. SATURDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Hazy. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight. SUNDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Hazy. Scattered showers. SUNDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Hazy. Scattered showers. MONDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. MONDAY NIGHT Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers. TUESDAY Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east northeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Hazy. Scattered showers . WEDNESDAY East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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